News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[Zionist terrorists not only target Muslim Palestinians, but Christians also. Where is the outrage from Christians in the United States? -- NP] Palestinian cars damaged in suspected settler attack JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Fourteen Palestinian vehicles were vandalized on Wednesday in the occupied West Bank and Arab East Jerusalem in what appeared to be attacks by... Continue Reading →
[The Zionists continue their genocide against the Palestinians. So brazen is their attack against the Palestinians that even John Kerry has had to speak up, albeit softly. Israel is a racist Apartheid state with no interest in allowing a Palestinian homeland to exist. Israel's policy is "yap, yap; fight, fight." They yap about the possibilities... Continue Reading →
[Support those who refuse to participate in crimes against humanity. --NP] Young objector challenges Israeli army JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military has jailed a young man for six months for refusing to serve because of his opposition to Israel's occupation of the West Bank, focusing attention on the longstanding conflict between the country's universal... Continue Reading →
[The US-backed genocide against the Palestinian people continues. -- NP] Palestinians mark their 1948 displacement By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Tens of thousands of Palestinians marked the 65th anniversary of their mass displacement during the war over Israel's 1948 creation, marching in the streets and in some parts of the West Bank... Continue Reading →
Stephen Hawking joins academic boycott of Israel by Harriet Sherwood and Matthew Kalman in Jerusalem The Guardian, Tuesday 7 May 2013 Professor Stephen Hawking is backing the academic boycott of Israel by pulling out of a conference hosted by Israeli president Shimon Peres in Jerusalem as a protest at Israel's treatment of Palestinians. Hawking, 71,... Continue Reading →
[Typical imperialist double standards. -- NP] Pentagon chief stresses Israel's right to hit Iran By ROBERT BURNS (AP) JERUSALEM — U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel held out hope Sunday for a nonmilitary way to ending the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran, but he also emphasized Washington's willingness to let Israel decide whether and when it... Continue Reading →
[The United States continues to support state-sponsored murder worldwide when they perceive it is in their interests. -- NP] Palestinians: Protester shot dead by Israeli fire (AP) JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian medical official says a man has died after he was shot in the head by Israeli security forces in the West Bank. Yatta... Continue Reading →
[Israel is an illegitimate, racist, apartheid country. The genocide against the Palestinians by the Zionists is financed and armed by the West, especially the United States. --NP] Palestinians bury man who died in Israeli custody By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH (AP) SAEER, West Bank (AP) — A Palestinian man who died under disputed circumstances in Israeli custody... Continue Reading →
Hamas says 20 of its members arrested by Israel By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH (AP) RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian militant group Hamas says Israel has arrested 20 of its members, including three lawmakers, in a West Bank raid. Several Hamas officials say the arrests took place early Monday across the territory. They say three of... Continue Reading →
[The Zionists, the racist Israeli regime, continues its genocide of Palestinians. Israelis continue to push onto, steal and settle Palestinian land. This is only possible because Israeli is bankrolled by the United States. The United States is as much a culprit as Israel. --NP] Palestinian protesters evicted from West Bank site By IAN DEITCH (AP)... Continue Reading →
[Israel is a racist apartheid state that has been waging a genocide against the Arab peoples since its founding. Israel is now displacing Arabs who have lived in their communities for decades under the pretense of military testing. Why doesn't Israel test their military equipment in Jewish areas? This is part of a wider campaign... Continue Reading →
[Whether this number includes refugees outside of Palestine, we do not know. However, shifting demographics may change the balance of power in the region. --NP] Palestinians will outnumber Israeli Jews by 2020 (AP) JERUSALEM (AP) — The Palestinian statistics bureau estimates that Arabs will outnumber Jews in the Holy Land by the end of the... Continue Reading →
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